Planetary hours
in San Antonio.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (America/Chicago).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:28
- 2☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:27
- 3♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:20
- 8♂︎ Mars14:20 – 15:19
- 9☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:17
- 10♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:14
- 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:16
- 3♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:19
- 5♀︎ Venus23:19 – 00:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:22
- 7☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in San Antonio?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.